Age-Related Oral Changes

From Volume 37, Issue 8, October 2010 | Pages 519-523

Authors

Gerald McKenna

BDS, MFDS FDS(Rest Dent), RCSEd, PgDipTLHE, PhD, FHEA

Dundee Dental Hospital, Park Place, Dundee, UK

Articles by Gerald McKenna

Francis M Burke

BDentSc, MSc, PhD, FDS, FFD

Articles by Francis M Burke

Abstract

Age-related oral changes are seen in the oral hard and soft tissues as well as in bone, the temporomandibular joints and the oral mucosa. As older patients retain their natural teeth for longer, the clinical picture consists of normal physiological age changes in combination with pathological and iatrogenic effects.

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